“Quartieri, le barrio / quartieri, les banlieues”: francesismi e ispanismi nella nuova trap italiana

In recent years, the Italian rap scene has undergone a significant transformation, propelled by the rise of trap music. This evolution has affected not only technical and stylistic aspects but also linguistic practices. Contemporary Italian trap stands out for its multilingual nature, blending Italian with English, Arabic, French, and Spanish. Its lyrics frequently feature extensive code-switching and the borrowing of foreign lexicon. This paper analyzes French and Spanish loanwords in the works of three influential artists – Baby Gang, Rhove, and Simba La Rue – who employ a glocal vocabulary that reflects both local identities and global cultural flows

Lotta di classe e lotta di lingua. Il massimalismo e il grottesco nel cinema di Lina Wertmüller

Il saggio indaga la dimensione linguistica del cinema di Lina Wertmüller attraverso lo studio di Mimì metallurgico ferito nell’onore (1972) e Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto (1974). Inserito nel quadro degli studi sul parlato filmico, sulla variazione dell’italiano e sulle rappresentazioni del Meridione e del genere, il lavoro legge il “massimalismo” stilistico e il grottesco di Wertmüller come dispositivo che articola, sul piano della lingua, il conflitto di classe e la violenza di genere. L’analisi si concentra su una selezione di sequenze e combina l’esame qualitativo delle scelte lessicali, delle strutture morfosintattiche e dei tratti pragmatico-discorsivi. In entrambi i film, le varietà di italiano e di dialetto (in particolare il siciliano) vengono impiegate per costruire la frattura Nord/Sud e per codificare gerarchie tra borghesia e ceti subalterni, tra uomini e donne. Il saggio mostra come il cinema di Wertmüller costruisca uno spazio ideologico complesso, in cui alla lotta di classe corrisponde una vera e propria “lotta di lingua” – un conflitto su chi può parlare, in quale codice e con quale legittimità nella sfera pubblica – collocandosi in una dimensione ibrida che appartiene insieme alle categorie del cinema impegnato e politicizzato e della commedia popolare

Persuasive und informative Elemente der Wahlkampfkommunikation. Analyse einiger Wahlwerbespots zur Bundestagswahl 2025

Within the paradigm of political campaigning, the medium of election advertising assumes a pivotal role, and consequently, its dissemination occurs in the period immediately antecedent to elections. The objective of these advertisements is to persuade undecided voters to cast their vote for the party, thereby underscoring its ideological stance and its supporters, even among those who align with competing parties. This approach draws parallels with traditional commercial advertisements, highlighting unexpected similarities in their strategic approach. Consequently, election advertisements possess both an informative and persuasive character, with the persuasive elements stemming from a skillful integration of verbal and non-verbal components. The purpose of this paper is to undertake a multimodal analysis of five of the most viewed YouTube advertisements for the federal elections in Germany, with the aim of identifying which verbal and non-verbal elements contributed most to their popularity. Multimodal analysis therefore aims to identify the characteristics that contribute most to the persuasive objective of the election campaign, to create an emotional bond between the parties and the electorate and to build trust. The paper is divided into three sections. The first one provides a theoretical foundation, introducing and classifying election commercials. The second section presents an analysis of the commercials, while the third section offers a discussion of the strategies employed by the various parties and some final considerations

Promoting Puglia. A comparative analysis of the destination image and the tourist gaze through BERTopic

Destination image has drawn great interest in tourism-related research for several years, with a range of studies approaching the topic from different perspectives. The main objective of this study is to introduce an innovative automated methodology, using the state-of-the-art machine learning model BERTopic (Grootendorst 2022), for analyzing the online destination imagine in institutional tourist communication. To test this approach, Puglia, known as the heel of Italy’s boot, was selected as a case study. More specifically, a textual content analysis of two official tourism promotion websites was carried out with the aim of determining whether the regional Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) promotes a coherent destination image and how it directs the tourist gaze (Larsen, Urry 2011) across different digital platforms. Findings reveal discrepancies in the projected destination image, particularly in terms of thematic focus and the language used. In turn, these discrepancies raise discussions about the strategic alignment and coherence of Puglia’s destination branding efforts. Therefore, this study not only represents a methodological advancement in the content analysis of destination images but also provides data-driven practical insights for DMOs to refine their strategies for more effective engagement with potential visitors

La presenza di Dio nei testi del rap polacco

Poland certainly represents a unique situation when it comes to faith and the presence of God within rap production. The theme has not only been present in Poland since the origins of this music movement, but the most famous track from Polish rap, one of the most famous songs ever in post-Wall Poland, is closely linked to God: Jestem Bogiem (I'm God, 2001) by Paktofonika. The rhymes of the refrain: “Jestem Bogiem/Uświadom to sobie, sobie/Ty też jesteś Bogiem/Tylko wyobraź to sobie, sobie” (I'm a God/Realize this, yourself/You are God too/Just imagine it, imagine it) project the prerogatives of God onto the human being. When he writes the text, the author (Magik) identifies divinity with the achievement of targets through the use of one's abilities; in his intentions there is in no way the ambition to replace God. The God we carry within us is the one who feeds on our best actions.The link between Polish rap and the topic of faith, however, became closer well before Jestem Bogiem started being played on the radios and musicassettes of young Polish people. This is a relationship that has existed since the beginning of the rap movement in Poland. Already from the name of one of the very first Polish rap group, Kaliber 44, founded in 1994, from the titles of the collections and individual tracks contained in their works two characteristics strongly emerge: the connection with literature and that with religiosity. The present work therefore aims to reconstruct the history of the relationship between Polish rap and God also in its various thematic declinations: the direct comparison with divinity and the brave one with its opposite and inevitable, the devil. In this sense, rappers like Eldo, who continually underscores the difference between faith and religion, Łona and Słoń act as models for changing the communication paradigm with God

Polifonía y argumentación en los discursos de los representantes aymara en la convención constituyente de chile de 2021-2022

This study analyses the discursive phenomenon of polyphony in the interventions of Aymara representatives during the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021-2022). Based on an examination of 81 plenary interventions by Luis Jiménez Cáceres and Isabella Mamani Mamani, it investigates the polyphonic strategies employed to construct legitimacy and reinforce Indigenous demands within a historically exclusionary institutional space. The findings reveal that polyphony functions as a fundamental argumentative tool in the political discourse of Aymara delegates. The main results include: the absence of reportative evidential markers, largely attributed to the explicit reference to the original source of information; the use of the pronoun “we” as an expression of collective agency; the invocation of ancestral knowledge as a source of cultural authority; and the citation of legal texts and international organizations as a strategy of institutional legitimization. The study demonstrates that polyphony not only structures Indigenous political discourse but also operates as a mechanism of resistance and visibility, through which Aymara representatives challenge dominant narratives and assert their identity and history within the framework of the Chilean constitutional process

Il parlato docente nella classe di L1: Uno studio esplorativo delle strategie discorsive

This paper presents the preliminary findings of an exploratory study on interaction and classroom management strategies used by Italian L1 teachers. The research is situated at the intersection of two domains: teacher talk studies (Diadori et al., 2007; Bosc & Minuz, 2012; Diadori, 2018; Monami, 2021) and conversation analysis (Heritage, 2006; Orletti, 2000). While teacher talk has been extensively investigated in L2 contexts—with numerous studies and corpora—research in L1 teaching remains limited (Ferrari, 2019). The study is based on the premise that teacher talk functions not only as a linguistic model for imitation, but also as a key facilitator of learning. Pragmatic aspects are central to teacher talk, which is often adapted for pedagogical purposes and tailored to the learners' needs (Monami, 2021). Research indicates that, across different contexts, teacher speech exhibits varying degrees of pragmatic features. This analysis focuses on two types of asymmetric interaction: explanations and task-related instructions. Specifically, it examines the use of epistemic modals, hedging devices, comprehension checks (e.g., Are there any problems?), motivational prompts (e.g., Come on!), and connective acts that anchor the discourse to past or upcoming phases of interaction (e.g., We’ve already seen that; As I told you).Questo contributo presenta i primi risultati di un’indagine esplorativa sulle strategie di gestione del parlato da parte dell’insegnante di italiano L1. La presente ricerca si inserisce nel quadro degli studi sul parlato del docente che hanno caratterizzato parte della ricerca glottodidattica negli ultimi anni (Diadori et al. 2007, Bosc e Minuz 2012, Diadori, 2018, Monami, 2021) e dell’analisi conversazionale (Heritage, 2006; Orletti, 2000). Mentre nel contesto dell’insegnamento di L2 esistono numerosi studi e corpora sul parlato dell’insegnante, in ambito L1 gli studi sono ancora scarsi (Ferrari, 2019). Il lavoro parte dal presupposto che il parlato dell’insegnante rappresenti non solo un modello di input da imitare, ma anche una modalità di facilitazione dell’apprendimento. In particolare, gli aspetti pragmatici costituiscono un punto chiave del teacher talk, un parlato modificato a scopo didattico e caratterizzato da un’attenzione alle esigenze degli apprendenti (Monami, 2021). Dalle ricerche emerge che i docenti, indipendentemente dal contesto in cui operano, presentano un parlato in cui si riscontra un’incidenza variabile di diversi aspetti pragmatici.L’analisi qui proposta riguarda due tipi di interazioni asimmetriche: la spiegazione e le istruzioni per lo svolgimento delle attività. In particolare, si è indagato l’uso di modali epistemici, attenuatori, atti di verifica della comprensione (ad es. ci sono problemi?), atti di incitamento (ad es. dai, forza), e atti di raccordo, che collegano il discorso a momenti precedenti dell’interazione (ad es. l’abbiamo già trovato, come vi ho detto).

“I can give reasons for that opinion if required”: Metadiscourse and gender in historical expert and lay witness testimonies

Drawing on previous research, this study aims to investigate the use of metadiscoursive features in the transcripts from trials regarding the crimes of birth-concealing and infanticide committed in England between the 19th and the 20th centuries. Generally, the prisoner or defendant was a young woman who worked as a cook, a lady’s maid, a servant in a house, or a seamstress at a tailor. The transcripts of testimonies are selected from the Old Bailey Proceedings Online, a fully searchable website providing accounts of all the records of crimes committed in London and Middlesex between 1674 and 1913. Seminal works on historical pragmatics (Jucker 2008), research on language and power in court (Maley 2000, Stygall 2001, Cotterill 2003, Heffer 2005, Chaemsaithong 2012), together with influential studies on the historical courtroom discourse (Culpeper and Kytö 2000, Kryk-Kastovsky 2006) have revealed that several differences in the witnesses’ speech production are more often than not, gender and social status related. After a sociopragmatic and historical pragmatic analysis of the social and professional roles of the witnesses involved in the trials in the ad hoc corpora, this work investigates how certain metadiscoursive features (Hyland 2005), such as boosters, hedges, and self-mentions, contribute to express certainty, confidence and personal involvement or contrariwise, uncertainty, indecision or hesitation about the statements uttered, and the narratives exposed before judges and lawyers in court. The corpus-driven analysis was supported by a thorough qualitative study of the data, which allowed to draw the conclusions that the interactional metadiscoursive strategies used in the testimonies are rhetorical tools that help negotiate identity, credibility, power, gender roles, professional position, and social status in the institutional context under scrutiny

A comparative analysis of environmental discursive strategies: Joe Biden and Donald Trump

This article presents a comparative discourse analysis of environmental rhetoric in the speeches of Donald J. Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr., focusing on their contrasting approaches to climate change. Drawing on a small, focused corpus of eleven texts—including presidential speeches and electoral debates delivered between 2017 and 2022 – the study combines tools from discourse analysis and corpus linguistics to investigate how language constructs political stances, social identities, and ideological positions. Particular attention is paid to vocabulary (including “hooray” and “boo” words), grammatical structures (such as nominalizations and ergative constructions), and rhetorical strategies (metaphors, euphemisms, dysphemisms, and logical fallacies). Trump’s emphasis focuses on nationalistic, adversarial, and economically framed discourse, in which climate regulations are depicted as threats to prosperity and freedom, while environmental issues are minimized or reframed through euphemism. By contrast, Biden seems to employ a cooperative and institutional rhetoric, aligning environmental action with justice, responsibility, and global leadership, often invoking collective pronouns and legal-rational authority. The analysis demonstrates how similar keywords (e.g., “clean,” “jobs,” “freedom”) are strategically deployed to produce divergent ideological narratives. Ultimately, this study illustrates how environmental discourse functions as a site of political struggle in U.S. presidential rhetoric, where language not only reflects but actively shapes competing visions of economic development, environmental responsibility, and global governance

Guillevic, Sonnets, édition établie par Bertrand Degott, postface de Lucie Albertini-Guillevic, Gallimard, Paris, 2003

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